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COIMBATORE: Goldsmiths from the Coimbatore Thanganagai Thozhilalar Union (CITU) on Monday said many jewellery units in the district do not follow the minimum wages prescribed by the government. “We also demand houses for retired goldsmiths and their families and an old age pension of Rs 3,000,” stated the petition. “Earlier goldsmiths would take their wages or payment in the form of gold. They said many factories didn’t follow the minimum wages fixed by the government at Rs 10,300 per month or Rs 119 per gram of jewellery for the first five grams. “Many labourers do not even know that there are laws to protect their rights,” they said..